1. The main idea of this passage is

　　[A]. Pageants. [B]. Costumes on the stage.

　　[C]. Costumes for pageants. [D]. How to arrange a pageant.

　　2. It can be inferred that the most important factor in costume design is

　　[A]. money. [B]. color. [C]. harmony [D]. texture

　　3. Why will much ingenuity have to be required in costume design?

　　[A]. Because pageants take place in daylight in the open air.

　　[B]. Because different characters require different costumes.

　　[C]. Because the colors and textures must be in harmony with the setting.

　　[D]. Because an allocation of the funds available is usually rather small.

　　4. Why do most pageants have a historical flavour?

　　[A]. Because most pageants take place for celebration.

　　[B]. Many pageants take place for amusement.

　　[C]. A lot of pageants take place for religion.

　　[D]. Because pageants usually take place for competition.

　　Vocabulary

　　1. conceive 设想，想象

　　to be conceived 设想好的，构思好的

　　2. under the auspices of 在 的主办下

　　3. meager 贫乏的，不足的

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